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THISDAY, THE SATURDAY NEWSPAPER • MAY 7, 2016
LOUD WHISPERS
with JOSEPH EDGAR (09095325791)
saw an actress, trying desperately to preserve an image, trying so hard at maintaining a legacy but failing woefully. This is a lesson to all married couples, no marriage is perfect, every marriage has their stories and if we all come out in public to talk the country will scatter. We should all try to manage these issues privately within the guidance of our elders in a bid to either solve the issues amicably or peacefully separate. My sister you did not come out of this smelling like a rose and Infact for me, your interview only just muddied you the more. I still love you and will buy your next album but a role model, you are not. Get better advisers, my twopence.
Lai Mohammed and his masquerades Baba Lai never fails me. His comical timing remains one of the best in the land. His position that one masquerade can create employment for 1,000 people could only come from a comical genius. He has been severally lampooned on social media that I am beginning to pity his wife who would have a Herculean job consoling him at night while urging him to forget some of the abuse that has come his way as a result of this statement of Eurakian proportions. But tarry awhile before we strip baba of his agbada, that statement might just be true o. During my wedding, we brought one masquerade from Akwa Ibom to marry my beautiful Yoruba princess and it’s true that day, that masquerade created jobs for a lot of youths in Shomolu . From the ones who were running ahead of it clearing the road and making sure that nobody stood in its way, to the ones who helped the masquerade get dressed and then the lady dancers who danced behind it, the drummers and other hangers on. I think I may have employed about 100 people that day becuase of the masquerade. But then again this was in year 2000 so by the inflationary rate and also by Nigerian standard of gargantuan empty growth, that figure may have reached 1000 especially if you count those who would have taken selfies with the masquerade and posted them online thereby garnering more traffic to their social media handles and attracting all sort of financial benefits. So Uncle Lai may just be correct. I’ll watch closely this phenomen and report back to you my readers. Thank you. Tiwa Savage: NO!!!!!!!!!!! I watched that your interview which saw you responding to the allegations from your estranged husband with pity. Your husband is clearly in trouble, he had on his own most likely called his friends to inform them of his decision to take his life. He even told them the exact location and timing of his imminent
The Governors are Afraid!!!!!! The Governors are really afraid or how else can you explain the fact that after reveling the list of their phone numbers as recently released none of them had the courage to pick my calls. I am hoping that the numbers were not their real numbers and excuse this level of cowardice. After reviewing the list, I decided to place my calls. I starte d with Governor Oshiomoole of Edo State. I wanted to express my condolences to him for the recent passing of the highly respected Oba of Benin who I had once visited his palace as a young Stockbroker. Osho no pick o. Maybe with such a young and beautiful wife, he had retired early so I forgive him. The next call as to Rauf Aregbesola, I like this baba so much that I once chased his motorcade in Ikeja GRA with the intention of offering to buy him breakfast remember this was during the time of the crises where he could not pay workers salary just before the bail out. I figured that he may have been hungry since he always like leading by example but he did not stop. His phone too was not picked. I left him and headed up north to call El- Rufai I wanted to confirm he was still alive after the prophesy proclaiming the time of his death.
Wanted to assure him that not even pimples would afflict him talk less of death but Mallam no pick. The phone ring sha. I left him and went to try Fayose, his line was busy. I could not guess who or what he would be talking to at this time of the night. For all you know it could be Buhari or the Asiwaju secretly begging for forgiveness this midnight. I waited for him to finish the call and then called back but alas, the ‘Ekun’ did not pick his call maybe fearing that it could be the Ambassador to China coming to remind him of his pledge to provide full electricity to China during his last historic visit. So I left him and finally called my own Governor. At least this one will pick after all as an Akwa Ibom man I stand to be corrected sha, I have the right to call my Governorat midnight just to inquire if he had been well treated by the cooks in Government House. So my people that is how every Governor ignored me and all the numbers were switched off or inactive except that of Faayose which was very busy. Let’s look elsewhere maybe their data-plans or credit have all been exhausted by them as they frantically look upwards for the dividend in democracy to deliver for their people.
death. This was so that they would come to his aide and stop him from jumping off the bridge. The guy had no such plans of doing that Abeg, it was just a cry for help and your attention or how do we explain the appearance of two of
the busiest show business personalities at a place of imminent suicide. But in the midst of the cacophony that comes with such theatrics you went ahead to grant this ‘bile’ which in my minds eye dymistified you. As I watched,I
Loudwhispers -an appreciation This play held yesterday to a full house. The three shows were filled to the brim and the troupe led my Alibaba showed so much depth and promise that not a few in the hallowed Hall of the Muson shed a few tears. It was a wonderful experience and for me as a first time producer it provided me with a platform to achieve my vision of dropping a huge production at the Muson. My sincere appreciation goes to all my corporate sponsors FCMB, Zenith, Raine Oil, AxaMansard, Aiico Plc, wellness HMO and the Bank of Industry. I also would like to thank the production team led by the versatile show is impresario himself Olisa Adibua, my beautiful wife Foluke Edgar and the King himself Shina Peller. The masquerade of Lekki must be mentioned who flew in from the southern parts of Africa to be part of the production and a few other individuals like Honourable Wale Oluwo who all added their own quota in delivering this vehicle. Sincere mention of Nsebong that influential writer with Thisday. He really did everything possible to push this play and lastly Bolanle Austen Peters who remained the inspiration. Thank you all for attending and giving me this opportunity. God bless.